Ulsan Superintendent of Education Noh Ok-hee Checks School Quarantine Status Ahead of New Semester

Visited Jungsan Elementary School in Buk-gu, Ulsan to Inspect Cafeteria Disinfection Measures
Strengthened Cafeteria Disinfection with Partition Installation, Window Ventilation, and Staggered Meal Times

No Ok-hee, Ulsan Superintendent of Education, inspecting the quarantine status of the cafeteria at Jungsan Elementary School.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jeonghwan] As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among students in the Ulsan area rapidly increased ahead of the second semester opening, No Okhee, Superintendent of Ulsan Education Office, visited Bukhgu Jungsan Elementary School to inspect the on-site quarantine situation.

According to the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education on the 20th, most elementary schools in the Ulsan area will start the semester from the 23rd to September 1st, and most middle schools will open by the 24th. Most high schools have already started the semester and are conducting in-person classes.

The Education Office is strengthening school quarantine measures in preparation for the full-scale opening of the second semester, especially enhancing quarantine in the school cafeterias, where students are the only ones allowed to remove their masks.

Before the semester begins, partitions have been installed in all school cafeterias, and windows in the cafeterias are kept open during meal times. Social distancing between students has been reinforced through staggered meal times by grade and class, and if necessary, class times can be flexibly adjusted to secure additional meal times.

Additionally, in preparation for full in-person attendance, 1,869 quarantine volunteer resources have been assigned to schools to support daily quarantine and cafeteria quarantine. Even if confirmed cases or close contacts occur at school after the semester starts, a full transition to remote learning will be avoided as much as possible, and in consultation with quarantine authorities, partial remote learning for the affected class or grade will be implemented to ensure students' right to learn.

Superintendent No Okhee stated, “Many student confirmed cases have occurred in the region during the vacation, so the schools and the Education Office are working closely with related agencies to establish a cooperative system and are putting all efforts into quarantine management,” adding, “In this serious situation where the spread of COVID-19 continues, we ask for strict compliance with quarantine rules to prevent infections outside of school from spreading inside schools.”

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